This is the beginning of the ‘All Out War’ story arc, an arc
which has been building up for several issues now, involving the final conflict
of Rick’s combined forces of the Hilltop, Alexandria safe zone and the Kingdom
against Negan’s army. It’s a twelve issue arc, resulting in the format change
of the series, moving from a monthly to a bimonthly release. The art is good as
usual, with Adlard now cemented as the ideal man for the job in my opinion (his
beards are spectacular, truly). In terms of the story content in this issue, I
felt as if it was lacking something, and could have brought more to the table
than it did as it felt more like another issue of build up as opposed to a new
arc, with the issue’s main twist being somewhat predictable, but this is often to
be expected in an arc’s first issue, sadly (standard’s certainly do change).
However, it does have some nods towards a potential classic. The build has been
good enough to make me genuinely feel for Rick and his people (the Andrea/Rick
dynamic being one of my favourite elements of the series) whilst also making my
dislike for Negan increase as time went on. He is a fantastic villain, possibly
even the series’ best so far, and I can’t wait to see what happens with him and
Rick.
Verdict:
It was a solid starter issue, not an epic by any standard,
but good enough to kick off All Out War with a hop, rather than a jump.
Score:
7/10
Copyright Jamie King 2013, All Rights Reserved, permissions may be granted upon request.
Copyright Jamie King 2013, All Rights Reserved, permissions may be granted upon request.
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